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Government Operation Committee
Minutes
September 19, 2016
Councilors Attending: Sprague, Faircloth, Durgin, Nichols, Perry, Graham, Nealley
Staff Attending: Conlow, Farrar, Higgins, Willette, Hamilton
Other Attending: Jenn Kharvari, EMCC, Skip Black
Chair Pro-Tem Sprague, filling in for Chair Plourde called the meeting to Order at 5:15
Consent Agenda
1. Council Order, Authorizing Application for a Lead Poisoning Prevention Grant
2. Council Resolve, Accepting and Appropriating Funding for the Drug Free Communities Grant
3. Council Resolve, Accepting and Appropriating Funding for the Shelter + Care Program
4. Council Order, Authorizing Adoption of the 2016 Penobscot County Hazard Mitigation Plan
5. Council Order, Authorizing the Application for 2016 Assistance to Firefighter Grant
- Assistant City Manager Farrar gave a brief explanation of the Consent Agenda items. It was then
moved by Nichols, seconded by Perry and unanimously voted to recommend approval of the
Consent Agenda items to the full Council.
Regular Agenda
6. 2017 Sno-Cross Agreement for the Use of Bass Park Infield, Track and Grandstand
- Parks and Recreation Director Willette explained the item and request. Committee members
noted this was a great event to have during the winter months. Jenn Khavari from EMCC
thanked the Committee for their support. It was moved by Graham, seconded by Nichols and
voted unanimously to recommend approval to the full Council.
7. Proposed Relocation of Skateboard Park to the Parks and Recreation Building on Lower Main Street
- Parks and Recreation Director Willette explained the need for a zone change to facilitate the use
of the parcel of land behind the Parks and Recreation building on lower Main Street. One
potential use for the site is the relocation of the skateboard park, but no formal decision has yet
been made. Graham noted that he hoped other sites would be evaluated and that skateboard
park users were interested in looking at other possible locations, even if it meant waiting a little
while for a location to be determined. Perry asked about future fundraising efforts to replace
the aging equipment. Willette responded that the skateboard park users were aware that the
equipment was nearing the end of its useful life and that they would probably need to
fundraise, as they did originally. It was moved by Nichols, seconded by Perry and voted
unanimously to approve the request to move forward through the normal zoning amendment
process to change the current zoning from Industry and Service to Government and Industrial
Service District.
8. Designation of Voting Delegate Credentials for Annual Maine Municipal Association Business
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Meeting on October 5 at 1:30 at the Cross Insurance Center
- Assistant City Manager Farrar explained that as a member of MMA, the city has the opportunity
to choose a delegate to vote at the annual MMA Business meeting, held in conjunction with the
MMA Convention. The Convention is in Bangor this year in early October. Durgin indicated he
was planning to attend, and it was moved by Perry, seconded by Nichols and unanimously voted
to designate Councilor Durgin as Bangor’s voting delegate.
With no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 5:30 pm.